HIST 105 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Previous lecture I Spain II Whiskey rebellion III France IV John Adams V Elections a 1796 b 1800 Outline of Current lecture I Saint Domingue and a USA b FRANCE c SPAIN Current Lecture The 2nd revolution in the new world Spain and Saint Domingue Spain forced its colonists to withdraw to east French colony of saint Domingue These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Export based economy o 40 of Europe s sugar o 60 of Europe s coffee most profitable plantation colony in new world Saint Domingue and France Code noir 1685 o Baptize slaves o Provide for slaves o Rights of freed slaves Saint Domingue 1789 30 000 French 25 000 free African descent 450 000 slaves o 8 1 ratio of slaves to free Contributing Elements Religion and law ignored Danger of slave rebellion o Harsh treatment o Overwork o Malnutrition o Disease Class Factor White elites Mixed blood children Class race o Class more important than race Internal Struggles Slaves freedom Free colored discrimination White elites o Autonomy o Independence Saint Domingue and France French protection Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen 1789 o Declaration that French people put up when they had their revolution Society of the friends of blacks Glaring Contradictions Liberty Equality Fraternity Bondage Inequality Prejudice Saint Domingue and France May 1791 citizenship for free men of color Reaction white colonists objection Saint Domingue 1791 Whites clash with free colored Slave insurrection in the north Toussaint Louverture emerges Edward shills o We move from the center of society in which authority is exercised to the hinterland or the periphery over which authority is exercised attachment to the central Slavery Abolished 1793 civil Commissioners 1794 National Convention o agrees to abolish slavery Saint Domingue and Spain 1793 execution of Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette led to war with span and France Saint Domingue and Spain Spanish supported the revolution Spanish commissioned louverture a Spanish officer Louverture turned on Spain in 1801 Louverture briefly controlled Spanish and French regions of the island Saint Domingue and Britain Colonial inhabitants imported finished goods The British delivered 1793 execution of Louis XVI and queen Marie let to war between Britain and France British navy blocked French ships in the Caribbean British invaded from Jamaica High casualties o Combat o Disease Saint Domingue and US Free colored regiment fought beside rebel colonists in Georgia Saint Domingue and US Free colored regiment fought beside rebel colonists in Georgia Awareness that slavery had been abolished in MA and other states 18th century US merchants violated French law by trading with French Caribbean colonies 18th century o Louisiana traded more with the Caribbean that with mainland American revolution inspired whites in saint domingue o independence from Europe o WITH SLAVERY 1798 1900 o allies no longer US and France o Quaisi war o French attacks on US shipping o President John Adams Saint Domingue and US President Adams US Navy supported louvertures campaign in the south President Jefferson diplomatic isolation o Does not support revolution Slave revolution Whites in south worry about slaves revolting Saint Domingue ad France Napoleon colonies to be governed by special laws Napoleon slavery reestablished in French Caribbean colonies An ill fated military campaign November 1803 french troops surrendered in Saint Domigue Requirements of empire Manage Support Defend Saint domigue and US Napoleon defeated in Haiti Sale of Louisiana territory Creation of new slave territories Expansion of slavery in US Refugees o Baltimore o Philadelphia o New Orleans More French More black More Catholic Haitian Declaration of Independence 1804 Live free and independent Prefer death to bondage Eternal hatred of France
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